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Fruit Bites for April 20th Apple Thinning Tuesday Apr 20th, 2021 BL: Welcome back to another “Fruit Bites” brought to you by Valent U.S.A. And with us again is Valent’s Allison Walston. And this week Allison, sounds like it’s time for early season apple thinning! AW: Apple thinning is important to prevent alternate bearing, meaning heavy crop loads one year followed by a light crop load the next. There are certain windows of opportunity to thin apples and achieve a target number of fruit per tree. Bloom, petal fall and when king fruit get to 8-12 mm. The overall strategy i...

Fruit Bites for Tuesday April 13th ... Apple Scab & Powdery Mildew.

Fruit Bites April 15th Apple Scab & Powdery Mildew Thursday Apr 15th, 2021 BL: Welcome back to another “Fruit Bites” brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Joining us as always is Valent’s Allison Walston. And this week Allison, we are talking about apple scab and powdery mildew! AW: It’s time for your first apple scab and powdery mildew sprays as pink and petal fall timings approach in apples. BL: So, tell us a little bit about apple scab AW: scab is in areas that have early-season, cool, wet weather. Blackish scabs grow on the leaves and fruit and impacts the quality. Key time...

Fruit Bites April 8th Welcome Back Thursday Apr 8th, 2021 BL: Welcome back to another “Fruit Bites” brought to you by Valent U.S.A., and back with us for another season is Valent’s Allison Walston. And this week Allison, we are kicking off Season 5! AW: Can you believe it? On this season of Fruit Bites, we are going to discuss topics like: insects, insect control, mites… BL: Well, we might need a few more topics than that … AW: ok, ok. Topics from thinning fruit, celebrating national pollinator week, announcing the apple grower of the year and interviewing guests to ...

Fruit Bites April 6th Welcome Back Tuesday Apr 6th, 2021 BL: Welcome back to another “Fruit Bites” brought to you by Valent U.S.A., and back with us for another season is Valent’s Allison Walston. And this week Allison, we are kicking off Season 5! AW: Can you believe it? On this season of Fruit Bites, we are going to discuss topics like: insects, insect control, mites… BL: Well, we might need a few more topics than that … AW: ok, ok. Topics from thinning fruit, celebrating national pollinator week, announcing the apple grower of the year and interviewing guests to g...